Five Tips to Help You Network Like a Pro
It’s happened to the best of us: you start talking with a new connection, exchange a few pleasantries… and suddenly you realize you have nothing to say. There’s painful silence. You freeze up, hem and haw a bit, then escape
Leaders in Sustainability Address Chamber Forum
On Tuesday, March 25 the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Environment & Sustainability Forum hosted Debra Jacobson, Regional Operations Manager, and John Mulrow, Business/Industrial Sustainability Specialist, of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, who provided an overview of the ISTC Technical Assistance
John Roa, Founder and CEO of ÄKTA, Wins 2014 Jim Tyree Award
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce announced at its 110th Annual Meeting of Membership today that John Roa, Founder and CEO of ÄKTA, is the winner of the 2014 James Tyree Emerging Business Leadership Award. The award includes a $25,000 cash
Illinois is at risk of an economic downturn
The Tribune’s recent coverage of rising property taxes, with the latest covering the concerns of Chicago’s hometown developers (“Developers taking their investments elsewhere,” Jan. 5), should serve as a wake-up call that we must fix our region’s fiscal uncertainty. We
Business Lunch with Chamber Board Member Brian Leonard
Brian Leonard, President and CEO of Cardio Partner Resources and a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, joined Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano for their afternoon “Business Lunch” show on WGN radio on Tuesday, October 7.
Chicago-Style Small Business Success Stories
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce 110th Annual Meeting is about celebrating entrepreneurial success stories like Letty Velez, Brian Leonard, and Jimmy Odom. Photo: Letty Velez, CEO of Chicago Mini Bus Travel; Brian Leonard, CEO of Cardio Partner Resources; and Jimmy
2014 James Tyree Emerging Business Leadership Award Applicants Announced
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce has announced the applicants for the third annual James Tyree Emerging Business Leadership Award. The 2014 applicants are both innovative and diverse in many ways. Some are using technology to create efficiencies in “old time”